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Trigger:

--- Quote from: deltarider on September 12, 2020, 12:19:53 PM ---Italy definitely had the CB500K2-ED. Simplest way to identify a K2-ED, F, G frame is the central grease zerk under the swing arm. Is this page http://www.honda4fun.com/home/faq/generali/111-cb500-differenze-k0-k1-k2 useful? (scroll down). Up to engine number 2170314 the engine had the 8 rocker arm shafts. From engine number 2170315 it had 4.

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A lot of incorrect info on UK K0 and K1.

Wrong R/H switch for early UK K0
Wrong L/H switch for early UK K0
Wrong info on master cylinders
Wrong info on kick start
Wrong info on kick start rubber  ;)

Don't believe everything you read  :o 

Bryanj:
I saw 500K registered in 76/77Graham but probably held over stock, if you put the frame/engine numbers of the UK 500 into the US number list the numbers say they are all earlier.
From the numbers arround it seems that Hond were building 500 K1, 500K2 and 550K0 all at the same time

Trigger:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on September 12, 2020, 09:22:12 PM ---I saw 500K registered in 76/77Graham but probably held over stock, if you put the frame/engine numbers of the UK 500 into the US number list the numbers say they are all earlier.
From the numbers arround it seems that Hond were building 500 K1, 500K2 and 550K0 all at the same time

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The USA numbers list is only for bikes sold in the USA mate.

You are correct in thinking that Honda were building the CB500K1 for the UK market ( and a few other countries ) The CB500K2 for some european markets and the CB550K0 for the USA market all at same time.

Honda was all about sales figures and not engine or VIN numbers  ;)

Bryanj:
Yes Trigger but from the list i have the early 500 in uk that were verified by Honda do fit into the sequential US list, they start to deviate when the US K2 came along but engines seem to stay sequential.

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